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MolaKule

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A first grade teacher collected well-known sayings. She gave each
child in her class the first half of a proverb and asked them to come up with
the remainder of the proverb. It's hard to believe these were actually
done by first graders. Their insight may surprise you. While reading
these keep in mind that these are first graders..... 6-year-olds,
because the last one is classic!

1. Better to be safe than......................punch a 5th grader.
2. Strike while the............................bug is close.
3. It's always darkest before..................Daylight Saving Time.
4. Never underestimate the power of............termites.
5! . You can lead a horse to water but...........how?
6. Don't bite the hand that....................looks dirty.
7. No news is..................................impossible.
8. A miss is as good as a......................Mr..
9. You can't teach an old dog new..............math.
10. If you lie down with dogs, you'll...........stink in the morning.
11. Love all, trust.............................me.
12. The pen is mightier than the................pigs.
13. An idle mind is.............................the best way to relax.
14. Where there's smoke there's.................pollution.
15. Happy the bride who.........................gets all the presents.
16. A penny saved is............................not much.
17. Two's company, three's......................the Musketeers.
18. Don't put off till tomorrow what............you put on to go to
bed.
19. Laugh and the whole world laughs with you, cry and.........you have
to blow! your nose.
20. There are none so blind as..................Stevie Wonder.
21. Children should be seen and not.............spanked or grounded.
22. If at first you don't succeed...............get new batteries.
23. You get out of something only what you...........see in the picture
on the box.
24. When the blind leadeth the blind............get out of the way.

And the favorite:

25. Better late than............................pregnant
 
Actually each one of the answers makes perfect sense. Proverb or no proverb, children answered each question with wit and perfect understanding of social environment. That, once again, proves philosopher(sorry forgot his name) who said that all children are realists.
 
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